Headlight rim



E. L. UDELL HEADLIGHT RIM Oct. 13, 1931.

Filed Feb. 25, 1931 U nan-LLUDELL, OFTALLAEASSEE;FLomDa-As'srenonfor"onnqrmnnr `'ro nonna'lffg von-iirfrniynn "rojfummrvcrinoiitrsoiv,l "Born-*0F* TAtn-Aniissnn,

Hnnvnnn Ann 'FLORIDA '-:pplicartion iledlFehruary 25, 4193i".y QSrialIll\1o.r5'18,06l5. 'fi i Thisiavfenacnf rentes' torraiagomebiieheed.- f.light rims, fand v particularly tol automobile Vheadlightrimsypr'ovid'ed. with indicating means positioned therein lto indicateto the 5 driver of an automobile whether *or ynot his headlights areilluminated.

An object of the inventi headlight rim in such a manner that saidfrimwill not only perform its function of retaining the headlight lens inposition, but one o l which will also divert a portion of theinci#dental rays of the lamp'and reflect said -in-rv cidental rays in Ysuchla manner that they will be visible to the occupantsofthe auto# 'l5mobile and consequently besa v1s1ble`in`d1ca-- tion, at all times, ofthecondition of theheadli ght.`

Itl is a well known fact. that, one headlight ofv anautomobile oftenburns out or its filal i' 9?@ ment or lamp socket is jarred'loOS SO thatone headlight is' extinguished,V and inasmuch asl it is difficult forthe-driver to know when this-condition occurs7 it constitutes agserious`.c t ori-comin vehicles and it is-with V v n 1 mena 'e O g wardextension. ofthe runk 1s',V turned v back 75jv Y upon itself soastoformyazclip.orfliolding means'for al col`oredjglassf9,whichcovers'theopeninf 5 l if Asespeci callyjshownin `Fig-w3, the indi-# p Y vcatorf glass, 9,'is retained by the bent por- 80 f tion,-8,- onits lowerAedges.` while thesidesfof the glass, ,Y 9, areV retained by bentportions, 105' whichfcl'amp the 'sidesf'of the j glass. AThe -niodernheadlight rim is constructed vofxz,

fpre'ssed, noncorrosivealloys which assumev85 considerable surfacebrilliance .when they this thought in'. viewy that .the presentinvention was made. V.The r'problem has'been at-` tacked in a number ofways, but ythe prevailing thought has been to devise a device whichwould reflect back tothe driversome'of the f 3G light rays of'hisheadlight so as to vconstitute a visible signal. Many of these prior-'de` vices 'consistofreflectord which depend into the path of the lightrays, or hoods mounted on the lamprim for accomplishing this pur'-vpose.y 'Y j n These devices ofthe prior art, however, havenot'aforded-a practical solutionto the problem because of theirstructure which` has either been too complicated to be useful ortheyobscure a. large amount of the avail-,

v y able light rays.

v Applicant, on the otherhand, modiesthev yconventional headlight rim insuch amanner Referringsto the drawings, it will be seen that Fig. lk isafront plan View cfa head-V onisf'to produce a Byreferring tol Figsgl?,2.,"andg'3, it willbe [apparent that y,the invention;consistsffoftaconventional headlight rim, l-,l'having'itsgupkper-most portion, 2,pressed; outwardly ,he-se *yond-tlienormal. 'peripheryeofthe' riiifi' soas 65,YA "to'-forni"an= interiorly yenlar'gedportion or cavity? 3. Theforward portion of thelrim', ,Y

" tliat'there is no absorption of any useful projected light rays,andhas devised a structure I` HEADLIGHT nii/r' Y light `.embodying they"subjective: off'. this application@ f Fig3 'is' avertical.section-taken onfline'l 3 13 ofFig. 2.

5%-5 Vof the inodiiiedh'structure. l

l,V extends downwardly and abutsifthe radial Vthe pressed out section;2, is bent atright angles as indicated vby numeral. 6 and anopen'- vareypolishedfor burnished. Consequently' the interior ofthe rim,v includingthe cham-l ber portion 3, is highly; polishedjan Capable@ of acting as'areiiectoinv Referring togFig. n 2,? it willv beseenthat; when'theelectric `lamp positioned in the headlight `is energized, `rits l 'rays@will b'e projectedby thecustomary re-ff, 'iiec'tor in a general forwardpath.y lHoweyer,` l j soin'e'of thelsc called incidental rays willpassk95 I -f up through theradial'flange, 4', ofY the -lenfs,` f' fandwillgcontin'ue outwardlyuntilthese rays v i 1 v strikev uponthe curvedpollishedfsurface, 3,

Yvv'fh'ereftheyy will be deflecte'dfin agenerally.

rearward direction and illuminate indicator f1 y 'i Fig; 2 isfave'rtical`*2 2 @fingir i,

V Figaf is a sectionalviewiof @modification I Y of the invention'.- p. yik 'l ."'Fig 5 isv 'a verticalsection'taken nated,

. `As disclosed in these figures ofthe drawings, it will be noted thatapplicant has produced a headlight indicator which in lno mannerobscures any forwardly projecting rays of the headlight, and one whichis completely weather proof. v A

As disclosed in'Figs. '4 and 5,' the modified form consists of anarrangement which instead o'fi'being pressed out of the rimmetal,

turned annular iange adapted to engage the usual front lens of theheadlight, the upper part of the cylindrical body being provided with aturned out portion projecting out- Wardly from the rim in a radialdirection producing ,a protuberance to receive light from theedgeportion of the lens when theV usual bulb of the headlight is lit; thefront of the rim and protuberanoe and the lateral ,portionsfof theprotuberanoe being unbroken and continuous and joined smoothly with theoutline of the rim; said protuberance being provided with a lightemitting opening in the rear thereof above the cylindrical body `of 'therim and lying substantially in the plane of. the rear edge of the rim,anda light emitting cover for said opening.

In testimony whereof l aiiixmy signature.

` EARL L. UDELL.

therprojection 2 and chamber 3 `are com- 4poseid of a separate strip ofinetalrspot welded. or brazed to the upper portion of the vheadlightrim'l.. The light rays which are carried through radial rim, 4, ofthe'lens project upwardly through an opening, l1,

cutin therrim,`1, and are projected upwardly Y as before described.`Fig. 4; shows the preferred manner in retaining the indicator glass, 9,and it will be noted that the glassY restson the outer periphery of therim and is retained bv clips 10, identical to those illustrated in Fig;3.

Claims: Y An automobile headlight rim having an .integral`radialpressed-out portion formed therein andlying totally within `thetrans- YLio radial pressedfout portion and lying substantially intheplane of the reaihedge ofthe i verse width thereof wand joined smoothlyY with the outline of the rim, `theffront of said rim andpressed-outportion being continnous fand unbroken, and a lighttransmitting opening yformed in .the rear yfaceof said rim. Y

'2. A'An automobileheadlight including a mim member. adapted'to retain alens in position in saiddieadlight, the said riin being ,pressed out atoneportion beyond its normal ,radius to Vprovide 'an integralAsymmetrical protuberance thereon,the front of said rim adjacent the,protuberance being unbroken and abutting the lens `near its periphery,

-while therear vofthe rim` adjacent the pro- ,plane of the rear edgeofthe rim, and a light j tiiberanee lis .radially extended Vto form `asight opening vlying ysubstantially in the `positioned behi-ifid-theAlens adapted' toY project all of its directrays therethrough,4 and aportion ofits incidental rays outwardly through thec peripheryfof saidlens at the place ofthe p rotuberance so. asto oe-visible through theside openingfromvthe rear ofthe headlight. r3. A combined automobileheadlightrim and light indicator,g,comprising ajsubstan-V tiallycylindrical @body having'a front in-

